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A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "D: Energy Storage and Application".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (29 February 2024) | Viewed by 12135

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Dr. Marcin Wołowicz

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Institute of Heat Engineering, Faculty of Power and Aeronautical Engineering, Warsaw University of Technology, 21/25 Nowowiejska Street, 00-665 Warsaw, Poland
Interests: power engineering; combined heat and power; combined cycle power plant; energy storage; thermal energy storage; mathematical modelling; thermal processes; micro-cogeneration; fuel cells; energy systems
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Prof. Dr. Krzysztof Badyda

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Institute of Heat Engineering, Warsaw University of Technology, Nowowiejska 21/25 Street, 00-665 Warsaw, Poland
Interests: turbines; renewable energy technologies; mechanical engineering; environmental engineering; power; power generation; power engineering

Prof. Dr. Piotr Krawczyk

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Institute of Heat Engineering, Faculty of Power and Aeronautical Engineering, Warsaw University of Technology, Nowowiejska 21/25, 00-665 Warsaw, Poland
Interests: heat and mass transfer; renewable energy technologies; energy engineering; energy conversion; energy modeling; power generation; cogeneration

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Dear Colleagues,

Energy storage is gaining in importance. As investments related to renewable energy sources continue to increase, more and more disproportions between the demand and the production of electricity arise. Energy storage can be local (i.e., it can be carried out directly at the energy producer) or area-based (i.e. cover most of the area). Battery solutions work better on smaller scales, while on a larger scale, technologies such as liquid air energy storage and compressed air energy storage can be considered. Hydrogen storage is also worth mentioning, as it is a technology that is quite easily scalable, and the hydrogen energy carrier can be used in several different ways (e.g., for vehicle propulsion). One solution that is becoming increasingly popular is hybrid energy storage. This storage consists, for example, of supercapacitors for temporary balancing; a battery for energy balancing in the medium term; and an electrolyzer, tank and fuel cell for long-term storage. One should also bear in mind the aspect of heat and cold storage, which often goes hand in hand with electricity storage.

This Special Issue will focus on energy storage devices for renewable energy, and we therefore invite papers on innovative technical developments, reviews, case studies, and analytical as well as assessment papers from different disciplines which are relevant to the energy storage technologies.

The topics of interest cover a wide range of subjects in energy storage research including batteries, LAES, CAES, pumped hydro storage, hydrogen technologies, supercapacitors, power-to-gas technologies, hybrid energy storage, and others.

Dr. Marcin Wołowicz
Prof. Dr. Krzysztof Badyda
Prof. Dr. Piotr Krawczyk
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Keywords

renewable energy
energy storage
liquid air energy storage
compressed air energy storage
pump hydro storage
hybrid energy storage
thermal energy storage
modelling
simulation
power-to-gas
hydrogen
electrolysis
battery and ultracapacitor
environmental impact

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Energy Management for PV Powered Hybrid Storage System in Electric Vehicles Using Artificial Neural Network and Aquila Optimizer Algorithm

by Namala Narasimhulu, R. S. R. Krishnam Naidu, Przemysław Falkowski-Gilski, Parameshachari Bidare Divakarachari and Upendra Roy

Energies 2022, 15(22), 8540; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/en15228540 - 15 Nov 2022

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In an electric vehicle (EV), using more than one energy source often provides a safe ride without concerns about range. EVs are powered by photovoltaic (PV), battery, and ultracapacitor (UC) systems. The overall results of this arrangement are an increase in travel distance; a reduction in battery size; improved reaction, especially under overload; and an extension of battery life. Improved results allow the energy to be used efficiently, provide a comfortable ride, and require fewer energy sources. In this research, energy management between the PV system and the hybrid energy storage system (HESS), including the battery, and UC are discussed. The energy management control algorithms called Artificial Neural Network (ANN) and Aquila Optimizer Algorithm (AOA) are proposed. The proposed combined ANN–AOA approach takes full advantage of UC while limiting the battery discharge current, since it also mitigates high-speed dynamic battery charging and discharging currents. The responses’ behaviors are depicted and viewed in the MATLAB simulation environment to represent load variations and various road conditions. We also discuss the management among the PV system, battery, and UC to achieve the higher speed of 91 km/h when compared with existing Modified Harmony Search (MHS) and Genetic Algorithm-based Proportional Integral Derivative (GA-PID). The outcomes of this study could aid researchers and professionals from the automotive industry as well as various third parties involved in designing, maintaining, and evaluating a variety of energy sources and storage systems, especially renewable ones. Full article

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Hybrid Inverter and Control Strategy for Enabling the PV Generation Dispatch Using Extra-Low-Voltage Batteries

by Luiz Henrique Meneghetti, Edivan Laercio Carvalho, Emerson Giovani Carati, Gustavo Weber Denardin, Jean Patric da Costa, Carlos Marcelo de Oliveira Stein and Rafael Cardoso

Energies 2022, 15(20), 7539; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/en15207539 - 13 Oct 2022

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This paper proposes a dispatchable photovoltaic (PV) hybrid inverter for output power tracking without any dependency on the converter’s efficiency and with no power closed loop. The system uses an extra-low-voltage battery energy storage system (BEES) based on a Li-ion battery pack to be applicable for use inside homes and other installations close to the end-user. A bidirectional isolated current-fed dual-active bridge (CF-DAB) converter associated with the batteries provides a wide conversion voltage ratio and ensures safety for the users. The proposed control system shares the DC bus voltage controller between the ac grid interfacing converter (AC-DC) and CF-DAB (DC-DC), eliminating the converter’s efficiency in the reference equations. When dispatchable power is not required, or according to the user’s request, the battery’s charge/discharge current can be specified. A disturbance rejection technique avoids low-frequency current ripple on the battery side. It contributes to the battery’s lifespan. Experimental results presenting the dc bus voltage control, current disturbance rejection, and power dispatching are included to validate the proposal. Full article

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An Operation Strategy of ESS for Enhancing the Frequency Stability of the Inverter-Based Jeju Grid

by Jin-Yong Jung, Yoon-Sung Cho, Jae-Hyun Min and Hwachang Song

Energies 2022, 15(9), 3086; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/en15093086 - 22 Apr 2022

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As environmental pollution deteriorates, the acceleration of decarbonization worldwide is underway. Several countries, including Korea, are incorporating new and renewable energy into existing systems, and various methods of decarbonization are being researched. With changes in the control environment, the expansion of the system linkage of new and renewable energy can cause system instability problems. This paper introduces an operation plan that uses the fast response characteristics of energy storage system(s) (ESS) to improve stability and review system stability as a result of the expansion of new and renewable energy on Jeju Island. Frequency stability was ensured through an analysis of frequency response characteristics in the event of a system accident, and an efficient ESS operation plan was simulated by changing the ESS parameters. Through this simulation, stable ESS operation and hunting in the frequency recovery process were minimized through cooperation between the existing and new ESS via a wide dead-band range and speed adjustment rate correction, and the lowest frequency was improved. Full article

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A Comparative Review of Lead-Acid, Lithium-Ion and Ultra-Capacitor Technologies and Their Degradation Mechanisms

by Ashleigh Townsend and Rupert Gouws

Energies 2022, 15(13), 4930; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/en15134930 - 05 Jul 2022

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As renewable energy sources, such as solar systems, are becoming more popular, the focus is moving into more effective utilization of these energy sources and harvesting more energy for intermittency reduction in this renewable source. This is opening up a market for methods of energy storage and increasing interest in batteries, as they are, as it stands, the foremost energy storage device available to suit a wide range of requirements. This interest has brought to light the downfalls of batteries and resultantly made room for the investigation of ultra-capacitors as a solution to these downfalls. One of these downfalls is related to the decrease in capacity, and temperamentality thereof, of a battery when not used precisely as stated by the supplier. The usable capacity is reliant on the complete discharge/charge cycles the battery can undergo before a 20% degradation in its specified capacity is observed. This article aims to investigate what causes this degradation, what aggravates it and how the degradation affects the usage of the battery. This investigation will lead to the identification of a gap in which this degradation can be decreased, prolonging the usage and increasing the feasibility of the energy storage devices. Full article

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